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Jacksonian
Tasha Rollins
I used to think Jackson is boring—and it's not," Tasha Rollins says. She has seen Jackson change as she grew up, but she says that it still has that kind …
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City & County
Oh, The Places I May Go
It doesn't matter if you're a Democrat from south Jackson or a Republican from Rankin County. We can all agree that the city needs help.
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City & County
Developer Expanding Farish District Housing
Clusters of affordable housing units line the blocks directly west of Greenwood Cemetery, in the heart of the Farish Street Historic District. Their Easter-egg hues stand out starkly in contrast …
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Food
Holy Smokers, Batman!
Mike Flannes, a member of the Holy Smokers, describes one of their many dishes: a marinated smoked pork tenderloin stuffed with boudin sausage, wrapped in bacon, with a raspberry chipotle …
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City & County
Ward 6 Candidates Meet Today in Runoff; Polls Close at 7 p.m. Tonight
Today is the municipal primary run-off that will determine whether Rev. Ernest Slaughter or Rev. Aaron Banks will become the new Ward 6 city councilman, replacing Tyrone Hendrix, who left …
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Health Care
AG Office Needs $1.72 Million to Pay for Mental-Health Litigation Next Year
Attorney General Jim Hood asked Gov. Phil Bryant to address his budget bill in the special session, so far scheduled for June 5 with no specifics set, as well as …
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Biz Roundup
Estelle Names Executive Chef, Utica Community Meeting and Millsaps Hosting Education Consortium
The Westin Jackson hotel, which is scheduled to open in early August, recently named chef Matthew Kajdan as the executive chef of the hotel's restaurant, Estelle Wine Bar & Bistro.
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Person of the Day
Taylor Hughes
Southern University, the No. 4 seed out of the West Division, shocked Alcorn State University, the No. 1 seed out of the East, on the opening day of the 2017 …
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National
Trump Claims 'Absolute Right' to Share Info with Russia
President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed the authority to share "facts pertaining to terrorism" and airline safety with Russia, saying in a pair of tweets he has "an absolute right" …
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Civil Rights
Coast Man Gets 49 Years for Anti-Transgender Hate Crime Killing of Sex Partner
A Mississippi man received a 49-year prison sentence Monday for the first-ever conviction on federal hate crime charges arising from the murder of a transgender woman.
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Civil Rights
Man Indicted for Teen's Death Cites Self-Defense, Castle Doctrine in Lawsuit Response
Wayne Parish, the man a Hinds County grand jury indicted for the killing of 17-year-old Charles McDonald Jr. last winter, is denying that he shot the teenage.
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Person of the Day
Michael Jackson
An early morning accident has claimed the lives of two people, including former NFL player Michael Jackson.
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Civil Rights
Torch-Wielding Group Protests Confederate Statue Removal
A group that included a well-known white nationalist carried torches and chanted "you will not replace us" at a weekend protest in Virginia over plans to remove a monument of …
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National
Lawmakers Urge Trump to Avoid Picking a Partisan for FBI Job
As President Donald Trump considers a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey, lawmakers are urging the president to steer clear of appointing any politicians.
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Immigration
Court Likely to Question if Trump's Travel Ban Discriminates
SEATTLE (AP) — For the second time in a week, government lawyers will try to persuade a federal appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel ban — and …
